1) Why did the Dutch come to the Bronx?
2)How did siwancy get their food?
3)Was the creek in co-op useful to the siwancy?
4) Were the Indians poor or was there plenty of food?
Questions for Freedom-landREMEMBER to include the date of the article. It will make it easier to cite the information when you get around to writing the essay.
why is it called freedom-land ?
why was freedom-land shaped like the united states ?
Why was it built in the Bronx ?
why didn't they build another freedom-land?
how many months would the park be open?
how many buses ended up at freedomland?
Freedom-land built in the Bronx
Built in East Bronx
Covered 205 acres where there used to be a swamp.etc.
Worlds largest amusement park
admission was much cheaper.
Adults payed one dollar, junior; 75 cents and children from 0-11 payed 50 cents
Payed separately for rides
rides cost from 10-50 cents
Was the intersection of Te Hutchinson river and new England thruway
Freedom-land was very much bigger than Disneyland
Huge play project planned in the Bronx May 1st 1959
freedom-land was planned to be a 30,000,000 project the was suppose to be in the bay Chester area
it was announced by the president of the real estate company Webb & Knapp Inc. Mr. William Zeckendorf
freedom-land would provide restaurants without liquor Why is this important? What does it say about the values that would be promoted at the park?
the completion of this amusement park would be June 1960
Big Exhibit Park Planned In Bronx May 26 1959
Planned to be the largest entertainment centers
it was planned to be open on June 1st 1960
it had forty-one exhibits that would explain the growth and expeditions of the united states ( that's why it is shaped as the united states )
some Exhibits include
chicago in its early days and many more Keep these exhibits in mind and see how many of them actually appear when the park finally opens. What other rids/exhibits will be added in an effort to keep the park open when it runs into financial problems?
Bulldozer Frolic Ballyhoos Park
on August 27th 1959 a bull doser came to put everything there to dust
speeches where made
helicopters where there to watch this event
this was the start of the entertainment center
there where shows put on by showgirls, cowboys and other forms of entertainment where there
60 pounds of ham and eight turkeys were made over 100 gallons of lemonade was made
the show was not sucessful b.c 13 scouts Remember to include some of the information we discussed in class. Was the groundbreaking successful? Did it create enthusiasm for the project?
Fire At Freedomland [ March 24th 1960 ]
six unfinished buildings were burnt down in the fire
the opening date was now june 19th 1960
a spokesman said that there was no " real " damage to the park and unfinished buildings
there was a half-a-mile long of fire hoses
Aminmated History In The East bronxs freedomland [ April 29th 1960 ]
the new york times got a sneak peek on the entertainment center called freedomland
there are stage coaches cowboys and many others
there are three-thousand emoployees for freedomland
freedomland was a 65,000,000
the exhibit of chicago will burn every 20 minutes like it did years ago
I am studying the fall of freedomland because i want to prove that while there were many problems leading to its failure, but the main reason for this fail was because of the issue of transportation.
- THESIS STATEMENT
while there were many reasons that caused the downfall of freedomland the main reason was it was very hard to get there.
Essay
Introduction *
-* On May 1st 1959 the new york times announced there are big plans for the grounds of the bay chester area. the plan is for an amusement park called Freedomland U.S.A. it would be bigger then Disneyland, with a budget of $30,000,000. Freedomland is going to teach americans the history of there country. sadly freedomland came to an end around 1964. Why would a real estate company want to build the largest amusment park in such a place as the bronx? Why wasnt another freedomland built. While there were many reasons that caused the downfall of freedomland the main reason was it was very hard to get to.
There were many problems leading to the failure of freedomland. For example on August 27th 1959 a bull doser came to put everything there to dust in the bay chester area, where freedomland is suppose to be. The plan for this "big" event was to have everyone whos anyone there in attendence. There would be grand speeches and honored guest. helicopeters and trains were borrowed so people could be there and photographers could get a better view. Little did the event planners know that everything wasnt so planned out as they thought. The honored guest of this event were boy and girl scouts, and they didnt even want to come and participate in this "grand" event. the entertainment that was planned got ruin half way through the show, a helicopeter that landed caused a dust storm and made a big mess. the honored guest fleed from there seats and all the dust and dirt got into the food. This wasnt a good start to the beginning of freedomland.
Another problem leading to the faliure was the day it opened the traffic jam.
on August 27th 1959 a bull doser came to put everything there to dust\
there where shows put on by showgirls, cowboys and other forms of entertainment where there
this event was unsuccessful which
-Today the gates open to the world’s largest showplace swing open ( http://www.benros.com/images/Freedomland%20Images/freedomland.htm ) · They wanted to show the younger generations to understand the power and depth of there American heritage. · Freedom land has exhibits like;
The transcontinental ride around the whole theme park
A stroll through Chinatown
The Indians and the Northwest Passage and many other educational rides and exhibits
- Autos Jam Road to Freedom Land · The 40,000 visitors refused to leave making the tickets to go on sale at 2:05 pm · The 8,000-car parking lot was jammed and was over flowing shortly after noon · the police had to block off all roads leading to the New England thruway and the Hutchinson river parkway to the park
1) Why did the Dutch come to the Bronx?
2)How did siwancy get their food?
3)Was the creek in co-op useful to the siwancy?
4) Were the Indians poor or was there plenty of food?
Questions for Freedom-land REMEMBER to include the date of the article. It will make it easier to cite the information when you get around to writing the essay.
Freedom-land built in the Bronx
Huge play project planned in the Bronx May 1st 1959
Big Exhibit Park Planned In Bronx May 26 1959
- Planned to be the largest entertainment centers
- it was planned to be open on June 1st 1960
- it had forty-one exhibits that would explain the growth and expeditions of the united states ( that's why it is shaped as the united states )
- some Exhibits include
- chicago in its early days and many more Keep these exhibits in mind and see how many of them actually appear when the park finally opens. What other rids/exhibits will be added in an effort to keep the park open when it runs into financial problems?
Bulldozer Frolic Ballyhoos ParkFire At Freedomland [ March 24th 1960 ]
Aminmated History In The East bronxs freedomland [ April 29th 1960 ]
freedomland usa.doc
freedomland usa.doc
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- THESIS STATEMENT
Essay
-* On May 1st 1959 the new york times announced there are big plans for the grounds of the bay chester area. the plan is for an amusement park called Freedomland U.S.A. it would be bigger then Disneyland, with a budget of $30,000,000. Freedomland is going to teach americans the history of there country. sadly freedomland came to an end around 1964. Why would a real estate company want to build the largest amusment park in such a place as the bronx? Why wasnt another freedomland built. While there were many reasons that caused the downfall of freedomland the main reason was it was very hard to get to.
There were many problems leading to the failure of freedomland. For example on August 27th 1959 a bull doser came to put everything there to dust in the bay chester area, where freedomland is suppose to be. The plan for this "big" event was to have everyone whos anyone there in attendence. There would be grand speeches and honored guest. helicopeters and trains were borrowed so people could be there and photographers could get a better view. Little did the event planners know that everything wasnt so planned out as they thought. The honored guest of this event were boy and girl scouts, and they didnt even want to come and participate in this "grand" event. the entertainment that was planned got ruin half way through the show, a helicopeter that landed caused a dust storm and made a big mess. the honored guest fleed from there seats and all the dust and dirt got into the food. This wasnt a good start to the beginning of freedomland.
Another problem leading to the faliure was the day it opened the traffic jam.
Timeline
-Huge play project planned in the Bronx May 1st 1959 ( http://www.cardcow.com/217175/freedomland-usa-amusement-parks/ )
- freedom-land was planned to be a 30,000,000 project the was suppose to be in the bay Chester area
- Planned to be the largest entertainment centers
-Bulldozer Frolic Ballyhoos Park ( http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2009/05/part_2_a_common_thread_the_tie.html )- on August 27th 1959 a bull doser came to put everything there to dust\
- there where shows put on by showgirls, cowboys and other forms of entertainment where there
- this event was unsuccessful which
-Today the gates open to the world’s largest showplace swing open ( http://www.benros.com/images/Freedomland%20Images/freedomland.htm )· They wanted to show the younger generations to understand the power and depth of there American heritage.
· Freedom land has exhibits like;
- The transcontinental ride around the whole theme park
- A stroll through Chinatown
- The Indians and the Northwest Passage and many other educational rides and exhibits
- Autos Jam Road to Freedom Land· The 40,000 visitors refused to leave making the tickets to go on sale at 2:05 pm
· The 8,000-car parking lot was jammed and was over flowing shortly after noon
· the police had to block off all roads leading to the New England thruway and the Hutchinson river parkway to the park
Robbery at freedomland